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Major Indian presence at CommunicAsia and BroadcastAsia in Singapore
NEW DELHI: Over 80 exhibitors from India are expected to take part in CommunicAsia2010 and BroadcastAsia being held in Singapore from 15 to 18 June 2010 at the Singapore Expo.
The event brings the most comprehensive showcase of convergent technologies for the global infocomm, media and broadcasting industries and will feature new attractions for exhibitors and visitors from the region.
Companies like Beetel Teletech, DIGILINK, Matrix Telecom, Microtex Energy, Sai InfoSystems, Shilpi Cable, Su-Kam Power Systems, TeleDNA Communications and Web Spiders are among those who will exhibit their wares and services at the meet.
In 2009, 80 exhibitors from India took part in the event which attracted over 54,000 trade attendees from around the globe.
There will be two group pavilions from India. The first group will be led by the Electronics and Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC), with exhibitors ANGLER Technologies India, CSG Networks, Secure Matrix India, SISRB Technologies and Svarn Telecom.
In the second group, new entrant Telecom Equipment and Services Export Promotion Council (TEPC) will showcase exhibitors Bhansali Cables & Conductors, Coral Telecom, MakSat Coral, Roxtec India, Smile Electronics and Tejas Networks.
This year would be the year of the “fixed mobile converged platforms”, starting with enterprise solutions offering PBX and the GSM mobility applications intertwined into one switching unit.
“India’s market size will grow twice over with each one owning a dual SIM phone that accommodates the connection for the office intercom. It will open up yet another set of opportunities by frequency reuse, and enhanced usage resulting in higher revenues for the operators that may end up in further reduction of call charges for the common man,” said Coral Telecom SVP Pradnyil Usgaonkar.
CommunicAsia, together with BroadcastAsia, is expected to boast at least 58,000 square metres of exhibition space. Visitors to the shows this year will get to witness the latest technology innovations demonstrated by 2,000 multi-national corporations and small and medium enterprises.
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With 57 per cent single new users, Ashley Madison rebrands as discreet dating platform
Platform says majority of new members now identify as single
INDIA: Ashley Madison is shedding the “married-dating” label that defined it for two decades, repositioning itself as a platform for discreet dating in what it calls the post-social media age.
The rebrand, unveiled in India on 27 February, 2026, marks a structural shift in business model and identity. Once synonymous with married dating, the company now describes itself as the “premier destination for discreet dating” under a new tagline: Where Desire Meets Discretion.
The pivot is data-driven. Internal figures show that 57 per cent of global sign-ups between 1 January and 31 December, 2025 identified as single: a notable departure from the platform’s married core. The company argues that its community has already evolved beyond its original positioning.
“In an age where our lives have been constantly put on public display, privacy has become the new luxury,” said Ashley Madison chief strategy officer Paul Keable. He framed the platform’s offering as “ethical discretion” for singles, separated, divorced and non-monogamous users seeking private connections.
The shift also taps into wider digital fatigue. A global survey conducted by YouGov for Ashley Madison, covering 13,071 adults across Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, India, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, the UK and the US, found mounting discomfort with hyper-public online lives.
Among dating app users, 30 per cent cited constant swiping and messaging as a source of fatigue, while 24 per cent pointed to pressure to curate public-facing profiles and early personal disclosure. Some 27 per cent said fears of screenshots or information being shared contributed to exhaustion; an equal share cited unwanted attention.
The retreat from oversharing appears broader. According to the survey, 46 per cent of adults actively try to keep most aspects of their life private online. Only 8 per cent feel comfortable sharing most aspects publicly, while 35 per cent say they are becoming more selective about what they disclose.
Ashley Madison is betting that this cultural recalibration towards controlled visibility can be monetised. By doubling down on privacy infrastructure and reframing itself around discretion rather than infidelity, the company is attempting to convert reputational baggage into a premium proposition.
